Boar anyone?

[Ianinfrance]

I thought it might be a good idea to post some wild boar recipes here. The season has finished here, but... so what? Here's one to start the ball rolling. I've got a few on my website, but this one I don't cook for clients, so it's not there. Thai Boar with Green peppercorns and basil. (aka Moo Pah)

Moo Pah (Thai Wild Boar W. Green Peppercorns & Basil)

game, main dish, thai

----AMERICAN UNITS----
----MARINADE----
1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
2 teaspoon soy sauce (light)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 dash salt
4 garlic cloves; cracked
6 slice ginger; in strips**
----MAIN INGREDIENTS----
1/2 lb wild boar; trimmed
1 1/2 tablespoon red curry paste
1 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon green peppercorns
6 green chillies (fresh)
2 cup fresh basil; (whole leaves)

NB ** Ginger should be cut in thin slices, and then these may be cut into
julienne strips, but can also be left whole, if preferred.

Cut boar for stir fry (cross grain thin slices). Mix marinade ingredients
and add boar. Marinate for at least half an hour, and more if the boar is
not in its first youth. Mix curry paste with fish sauce. Over highest heat,
fry the paste in the oil, stirring continuously, until fragrant. Don't
BURN!

Add boar with adhering marinade, but don't add any excess liquid. Stir fry
for about a minute. At this point you may remove garlic and or ginger (if
these were left in big enough bits). Add chillies and peppercorns and
continue to fry until boar is fully cooked, about 2-3 mins max. Add basil
leaves and continue cooking until basil leaves darken and wilt. Notes.
Don't cut down on spicy ingredients, rice will sop up the heat, and in any
case, it is always permissible NOT to crunch the whole chillies.

Recipe M Loo (with hindrance from IMH) Forgès France 3 January 1997

[jenny_haddow]

Thanks for that Ian, it's one for the files.

Jen